Program 265a

Program 265a: Paris Art Scene; Irish Writers; Michelangelo's Florence

Release Date: 03-09-2013

Description

Hear how language is a high form of art in Ireland, where the works of its poets and playwrights add color to even the nation's parks and pubs. We'll get tips for enjoying more of the speciality museums of Paris. Also, we'll explore how growing up in Renaissance-era Florence shaped Michelangelo into one of the greatest artists of all time.

Guests

Tour guide Elisabeth Van Hest, based in Paris

Tour guide Barry Moloney, based in Kinsale, Ireland

Washington University (St. Louis) Art History Professor William E. Wallace, author of "Michelangelo: The Artist, The Man, and His Times" (Cambridge University Press)

Barry Moloney recommends Coole Park and Gardens in County Galway, where there is a trail through the "seven woods" mentioned in the works of W. B. Yeats.

Barry recommends two Irish films to better understand the underpinnings of the Irish people and their love of the land, "The Field" (released in 1990), and "The Wind That Shakes the Barley," about the Irish Civil War (released in 2006).

William Wallace has a blog with a link to a podcast series he produced at the website for Cambridge University Press, North America: